After spending four months in Australia I decided to plan a trip in the Philippines that I never visited that country and looked so beautiful and kind of in the way back to Italy so it was a perfect destination to visit and Carmel joking me as well for few days.

Followed this itinerary: https://hungariandreamers.com/palawan-itinerary/

DAY 1 – Tuesday 05.12.23

( Night at: Eton Tower Makati, Manila )

( at the pool of the mini suites, Manila )

Left Darwin Monday night when Carmel took me to the airport and I got on the plane at 00:15 am and arrived in Bali around 1 am did all the controls and than I went to sleep on the floor till morning in the resting area.

Manila flight at 8:35 am arriving at 12:45 pm doing all the security check and passport control once I exit I went to the counter to wait to get picked up by the hotel transport and by the time was at 2 pm. Arrived at the hotel in 20 mins did the check in, left the luggage in the room and went downstairs to the pool. Ordered McDonald and then I had a quick nap. After organizing few things for the trip and book a day tour for tomorrow and then went to sleep again.

DAY 2 – Wednesday 06.12.23

( Night at: Eton Tower Makati, Manila )

( American Cemetery and War Memorial

Woke up at 11 am very tired had a quick lunch at Dean & Deluca Eton Tower Makati and than I walked to The Peninsula Hotel where I have the pick up for half day tour of the city booked on get your guide. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/manila-old-new-t4169/?utm_source=getyourguide&utm_medium=sharing&utm_campaign=activity_details.

We visited the City of Makati than drive past Forbes Park and the American, than visiting the Intramuros district to Fort Santiago and leading about the Spanish colonial period and to end the tour visiting San Agustin Church. After the tour I took a shower had dinner at Kawa Ramen – Makati and then went to sleep.

DAY 3 – Thursday 07.12.23

( Night at: Usan Beach front cottages )

( Port Barton, Palawan Island )

Woke up at 10:15 am packed everything and then check out called a Grab and went to the airport to catch the flight to Puert Princesa at 13:35 landing at 3 pm. I booked the bus at Transport 12Go waited at the airport at the bar till 5 pm that my mini bus arrives I should’ve booked the one at 3 pm but I was afraid to not make it so I waited two hours and had dinner. The mini bus arrived at 5:20 pm it was an okay ride couldn’t see much because it was already night and I arrived in Port Barton at 9 pm and I went to sleep straight away.

DAY 4 – Friday 08.12.23

( Night at: ( Night at: Usan Beach front cottages )

( Somewhere in Port Barton, Palawan island )

Woke up at 8 am did the breakfast and than I got picked up at mi place with the motor bike to the boat and started the tour that I booked online with get your guide https://www.getyourguide.com/port-barton-l129793/port-barton-island-hopping-to-turtle-spot-reefs-t347086/?utm_source=getyourguide&utm_medium=sharing&utm_campaign=activity_details.

It was amazing totally enjoyed the tour and than in the evening I took few pics on the beach and had dinner at the restaurant of the hotel and than I went to sleep.

DAY 5 – Saturday 09.12.23

( Night at: Dryft Darocotan Island )

( Dryft Darocotan Island, Philippines )

Woke up at 6:45 am have breakfast and than went to the bus stop with the tricycle and than get the bus at 8 am to El Nido. I arrived at 11 am took a tricycle to Rituals bar had a drink then at 1 pm they come to pick me up and took me to the island first by a car and than a little drive on a boat. The resort it was amazing one of the best I’ve seen, totally loved it. Spend the noon at the beach taking pics and exploring the island and than in the evening I had dinner there with few people that I’ve met on the way to the island.

DAY 6 – Sunday 10.12.23

( Night at: Dryft Darocotan Island )

( beach at Dryft Darocotan Island )

Woke up early had breakfast and than spent all day by the beach taking pics and enjoying the island, had lunch and dinner in the and socialized a bit with the people there, there was an amazing atmosphere many people from everywhere and everyone super nice totally loved it.

DAY 7 – Monday 11.12.23

( Night at: Telesfora beach cottages, El Nido )

( Corong Corong beach, Palawan Island )

Shuttle to El nido at 11 am from Dryft do the check out, took the boat than the shuttle and they dropped me off at the Telesfora beach cottages where just outside in the street I found Carmel that just arrived at the same time as me. We did the check in went for lunch near the the hotel and than we chill a bit and went to the beach to enjoy the sunset and take few pictures and than we had dinner at La plage restaurant & beach bar and than we went to sleep.

DAY 8 – Tuesday 12.12.23

( Night at: Telesfora beach cottages, El Nido )

( Me and Carmel kayaking in Big Lagoon, El Nido )

We woke up early had breakfast and we got ready to start the tour A at 9 am that we booked online on https://www.getyourguide.com/el-nido-l974/el-nido-island-hopping-tour-a-lagoons-and-beaches-t217227?partner_id=HZJI2YV&utm_medium=travel_agent&mobile_visitor_id=ZYHOZ3LPH2S5Q65UM4A8YXDR24QK39VR&lang=en&date_from=2023-12-11&_pc=1,1.

It was again an amazing tour totally loved it and the places that we visited they were incredible, Bacuit Bay, the Big Lagoon, Seven Commandos beach, secret lagoon. All of the amazing. Once we finished the tour we took a tricycle to Las Cabanas beach to enjoy the sunset and we stopped for a drink at Sunset at Las Cabanas bar and when it got dark we went back to our accommodation again with the tricycle.

DAY 9 – Wednesday 13.12.23

( Night at: AJ Cofee & Bed, Coron )

( On the boat to Coron Island, Philippines )

Woke up at 7 am did the check out and had breakfast, than we went to the port around 11 am waiting for the boat get the ticket and than on the boat around 1 pm to Coron which it took a all after and we got in Coron around 6 pm, got a tricycle and went to the property to do the check in and than we went out for dinner at in a German pub where we tried different beers and than east something more at the street markets and than we went to sleep.

DAY 10 – Thursday 14.12.23

( Night at: AJ Cofee & Bed, Coron )

( Kayangan Lake, Coron )

Woke up at 8 am did break and than went to the port with the pick up at the accommodation to wait to get on the boat to start the tour that we booked online https://www.getyourguide.com/coron-l105241/coron-kayangan-lake-twin-lagoon-boat-tour-with-lunch-t418192/?partner_id=HZJI2YV&utm_medium=travel_agent&mobile_visitor_id=ZYHOZ3LPH2S5Q65UM4A8YXDR24QK39VR. It was amazing and we snorkeled in amazing blue water and saw platy of fishes. We went back to the accommodation at the end of the tour and we had dinner in town near the restaurant.

DAY 11 – Friday 15.12.23

( Night at: AJ Cofee & Bed, Coron )

( Me and Carmel at Banul Beach, Coron )

Also today woke up at 8 am had breakfast and waited for the pickup to get to the port and do an other day tour on the boat, that I booked it online https://www.getyourguide.com/coron-l105241/coron-barracuda-lake-skeleton-wreck-twin-lagoon-boat-tour-t269927/?partner_id=HZJI2YV&utm_medium=travel_agent&mobile_visitor_id=ZYHOZ3LPH2S5Q65UM4A8YXDR24QK39VR. Again amazing tour and the main highlights were: Barracuda Lake, Skeleton Wreck, Twin Lagoon. Dinner at Pacifico Coron Bar & Restaurant to enjoy the last night in the island and then we went to sleep early.

DAY 12 – Saturday 16.12.23

( Night at: Fairsway & Bluwater Boracay, Philippines )

( the pool at the resort Fairsway & Bluwater Boracay )

Woke up early and went to the airport to catch the flight with Cebgo Airline at 9:45 am and landing in Manila at 10:47 am where we change terminal and we had lunch and than we catch the second flight with Airasia at 13:50 pm and landing 14:55 pm in Caticlan and from there we took a boat and a tricycle to reach the property, we did the check in and than we had dinner at the restaurant of the resort and we went to sleep.

DAY 13 – Sunday 17.12.23

( Night at: Fairsway & Bluwater Boracay, Philippines )

( View to Paradise Cove Beach, Boracay )

Woke up early in the morning did breakfast explore the pools and the resort we didn’t really like and also the beach wasn’t our favorite so we decided to go for lunch at station 2 where we stopped in a beach bar called Praw Becah Club and we had an amazing seafood plate and than we started to drink all day till evening and we wanted to party so we went in several bars like OM Boracay, Epic Boracay, and clubbing at Club Galaxy and after we went back to the hotel at 2 am.

DAY 14- Monday 18.12.23

( Night at: Fairsway & Bluwater Boracay, Philippines )

( Chilling in the infinity pool, Fairsway & Bluwater Boracay )

We woke up at 9 am just on time to go for breakfast than we went back to sleep tried to enjoy the noon in the pool but anyway the weather was pretty bad very cloudy and than we had dinner downstairs and we went to sleep very early like at 9 pm.

DAY 15 – Tuesday 19.12.23

( Night at: Red Planet Manila Aseana City )

Woke up early in the morning did breakfast than we went to the Station 2 took few pics and chill then back to the hotel to pack everything doing the check out and we went to the airport taking the tricycle and the ferry again. We had lunch in front of the airport and then we took the flight with AirAsia at 15:55 pm and landed in Manila at 16:51 pm. Once we get in Manila we ordered a Grab to the hotel and for dinner we just got a delivery in hotel room and we chilled and rest there.

DAY 16 – Wednesday 20.12.23

Woke up at 4 am got an Uber at the same time as Carmel but different ones because we had to go in different airports. I did the check in got a breakfast and then left Philippines at 7:50 am flight to Milan landing at 19:50 pm with a layover in Dubai of only two hours. The flight went well I had three sets for myself in both flights. Once I landed in Milan my mum comes to picked me up and we went home and had dinner together.